Thanks Hoyt! I hope to claim him and I hope you get the ones you are after! That 13 is a blessing from above and anyone would love to have a buck like that!
Well, I got out this morning with a bunch of movement going on with total darkness! I could hear them but could not see them. My magic hour came when I had two mature does with two yearlings go by right under my double stand I just put up for my daughter and I to go together. They where about 80 yards from where I was at. Then they crossed the river in the same spot where the deer did the other day! Now I am thinking about putting up another stand where they are crossing at.
got a big weekend of hunting coming up, hunting friday after work, all day saturday and monday. Hoping to at least get a doe down, actually I am hoping to jusr see some deer.
I got out for my first sit in my new stand but didn't see anything. There was three of us spread out and nobody saw a thing. A big change from the last time us three went out there and we each saw does. I saw one, my bro saw 2 and his buddy saw 2 does and a spiker. It was a really nice warm night so I'm sure all the activity was done before we got there. I put out a couple cameras to see whats out there so hopefully there are some good deer still hanging out there. Good luck everyone. This sat I'm going back out after the Mulies, than probably going back to my stand area chasing whitetails around next week.
I think my hunting in October is pretty much over. With this break in the weather, my contractor is working hard on my house right now. I'm thinking I'll be in by Halloween. Which is good. Very good. I've been dealing with this since April. Enough already. But the good side is, my rut hunting will be uninterrupted. I'll make it out a Sunday or two, but I'm gonna be busy.
Went out this morning and had some walk by in total darkness but after that I did not see one dang deer!
Damn it's hot! Went out last night in a t-shirt and was sweating just sitting there. It doesn't look like its going to break until next wed. Even then only mid 60's.
Woot Woot! The Dawg is bring home 50 points for a slickhead! Have pics here in a few downloading now!
Well, I went out today and you all will not believe what happened with me. I was walking in and saw 4 does running from the corn away from my property. I also saw 2 does running from a quary to my hunting spot. As I walked in at a little rush to get in stand just in case those does turned for my stand I jumped a doe that was bedded 10 yards from my stand. I got in the stand and the first deer came at dusk. It was a doe and I went to draw back and my loop on my bow broke. My arrow flew to the sky and caught a tree on the way up. The doe ran off and then the next thing I noticed was a yearling slowing walking up. I drew back on the string and shot the yearling doe and dropped her in her tracks. What a hunt! Here is a picture of my doe and my loop!
Nice job Dawg! I don't know if I would have tried to shoot once my loop broke. Good to know it can be done.
I would have passed the yearling but I think it was more of a frustration kill than anything! A coon was next but he made a wise choice to go up a tree! LOL That made me very angry and frustrated why it broke. I have my release in my hands right now with no burs being on it and I know it was a loop failure! I guess I should change them every year rather than every 3 years. Either way that is meat in my freezer that was empty so I am thankful and greatful to put some in it again!
Back in the stand tomarrow. Then a doe only gun hunt opens for the weekend. I'll be out for that thurs and fri eve's. Need to get a doe even if it is w/ a gun so I earn my buck tag. Good luck guys, hope the heat is going to break there for a few days like it is here.
I am heading out in the morning and hope that I can down another doe or my first Pope & Young! Either or I am up for the game! Bring it on!
Saw nothing but a tractor plowing my field at 7:18 this morning! I will be back out in the morning again so I hope it turns out a lot better!
I was running a little behind this morning but still got out to my stand on time for sunrise! I just got settled in my stand when a couple deer walked right by me. After that I was thinking it was going to be a long morning with nothing else walking by since they moved so early. Boy was I wrong! At 7:06 am there was a family of 4 does walked by at 60 yards. Then a family of 5 followed same path as the last family at about 7:10 am! Both of those families crossed river in my site. Then at 7:19 am 3 does went to the far back corner where they also cross the river at. At 8:13 am two huge does ran up the hill going opposite dirrection from the other groups. Those does went out into the field and I lost site of them. A little Spike tried to sneak past me behind my tree. He was about a 5 inch spike. He came in at 8:18 am. While I took a couple pictures with my cell phone a deer came running down the timber and the little spike took off in chase of that other deer. Then two others ran off with them. Then as I drove around after getting down at 9:15 am there was 4 does out in the field! Seeing that many deer in one day was really cool and that has NOT happened for many years. I hope that is a good sign for this season and my deer to be harvested! If I would of sat in my other stand once again I could of shot at most of these deer. It always seems to happen that way if you have two stands not far apart.
The temps have dropped big time out here, even had a little snow today so I'm headed out for a long day of mule deer hunting tomorrow. I hope this cold weather gives me a little more time for activity and hopefully make the deer bed on the north side of valleys which is where I will be sitting. Good luck on the weekend everyone.
